Jasper’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Jasper. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Jasper is believed to rest on land originally thought to be the site of the Miccosukee (Mikasukis) people, a subtribe of the Seminole nation. The 1823 Treaty of Moultrie bought the Native American lands, and the population was required to move southeast of the Suwannee River. This allowed white settlers to move into the area. A suspected Native burial mound is located at Baisden Swamp (named after Josiah Baisden) just on the outskirts of Jasper. Six miles north of Jasper along the Alapaha River an established Native village called Halata-Micco (Hala-at-a-Mico) (named for Chief Billy Bowlegs of the Seminole, who may have resided there) once stood. Chief Bowlegs signed the 1832 Treaty of Paynes Landing at Hola-at-a-Mico, his "X" mark (aka Billy Bowlegs) establishing the type of Native inhabiting the area where artifacts of pottery, fishing spear points, and arrowheads are often found.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Jasper’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Jasper’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFlorida [Hamilton County - Saraso…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Jasper
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Jasper, decade by decade
1970s
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Florida [Hamilton County - Sarasota County (part)] (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.